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West Sumatra | font size="+1">West Sumatra | | tyle="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan=2| {| | | lign="center" colspan=2 | | | lign="center" width="140px"| | align="center" width="140px"| | } | lign="center" colspan=2 style="border-bottom:3px solid gray;"|Motto: Tuah Sakato. Adat Basandi Sarak, Sarak Basandi Kitabullah
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Geographical coordinate: 0U-102S, 98-102T | | Language | Minangkabau, Indonesia | | Religion | Islam (98%), Christian (1.6%), Hindu (0.0032%), Buddhism (0.26%) | | Capital | Padang | | Governor | Zainal Bakar | | Vice governor | Fachri Achmad | Area
- % Maritime | 42,297.30 km²
2.59% | Population
- number (1996)
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4,400,000
104/km² | Regional day
- Tanggal | ...
| | Time zone | WIB | | Folk songs | Ayam Den Lapeh, Kampuang Nan Jauh Di Mato, Tak Ton Tong, Malereang Tabiang | Sumatera Barat or West Sumatra is one of the provinces of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra, and borders the provinces of North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast. The capital of the province is Padang. Administrative areas in West Sumatra West Sumatera consists of the following municipalities : While the regencies are : Minangkabau Language Religion Cultures The Minangkabau people of Sumatra, Indonesia inhabit the area of West Sumatera province. They are predominantly Muslim, and they have a reputation throughout Indonesia as traders. They are generally polite and welcome tourists and other travellers. Products
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